Effects of Vaccination Efficacy on Wealth Distribution in Kinetic Epidemic Models
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Wealth Dynamics in Epidemic Phenomena
2.1. The Kinetic Model
2.2. Evolution of Macroscopic Quantities
3. Properties of the Kinetic Model
3.1. Fokker–Planck Scaling and Steady States
4. Numerical Results
4.1. Test 1: Long-Time Behavior and Convergence to Equilibrium
- , , ,
- , , ,
4.2. Test 2: Wealth Inequalities and Vaccination Campaign
4.3. Nonlinear Incidence Rate and Time-Varying Vaccine Efficacy
4.3.1. Test 3A:
4.3.2. Test 3B:
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Bernardi, E.; Pareschi, L.; Toscani, G.; Zanella, M. Effects of Vaccination Efficacy on Wealth Distribution in Kinetic Epidemic Models. Entropy 2022, 24, 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/e24020216
Bernardi E, Pareschi L, Toscani G, Zanella M. Effects of Vaccination Efficacy on Wealth Distribution in Kinetic Epidemic Models. Entropy. 2022; 24(2):216. https://doi.org/10.3390/e24020216
Chicago/Turabian StyleBernardi, Emanuele, Lorenzo Pareschi, Giuseppe Toscani, and Mattia Zanella. 2022. "Effects of Vaccination Efficacy on Wealth Distribution in Kinetic Epidemic Models" Entropy 24, no. 2: 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/e24020216
APA StyleBernardi, E., Pareschi, L., Toscani, G., & Zanella, M. (2022). Effects of Vaccination Efficacy on Wealth Distribution in Kinetic Epidemic Models. Entropy, 24(2), 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/e24020216